We are now offering a 20% discount on the remaining Rumours 2002 Calendars instead of free shipping. This comes to an additional discount of a few dollars per calendar.

December 12, 2001

Free shipping is now available on the remainder of the Rumours 2002 Calendars which we have in stock. Please check it out! I don't anticipate any more updates to The Penguin until the calendar project is completed.

December 11, 2001

Q&A Sessions: Added the remainder of the questions and answers and this wraps up this Q&A. Thanks to Bob and everyone who particpated. Bob's closing comments as well as a Buckingham Nicks picture have been posted!

December 9, 2001

Q&A Sessions: Added an additional 10 questions and answers and two new pictures. This is the last day to ask your questions of Bob Aguirre!

December 8, 2001

Q&A Sessions: Added an additional 15 questions and answers, a new section, and a new picture. ;-)

December 6, 2001

Q&A Sessions: Added an additional 5 questions and answers. Time is running out to ask YOUR questions.

Moved the December important dates up to the main page onto the scrollbar. Removed the rotating New icons added during October. Moved back the September 2001 What's New logs to the 2001 archive section.

November 30, 2001

Q&A Sessions: Added another three questions and answers to the Bob Aguirre Q&A and put a banner on rotation on the site about it.

Les has very kindly transcribed the entire Mick Fleetwood BBC interview and it has been posted on The Ledge. I'll copy it into the BLA shortly; check out Mick's reference to The Penguin. :)

Q&A Sessions: Added two dozen questions and answers to Bob Aguirre's Q&A. He's all caught up so ask some more!

Second Hand News: Added an entry for Mick Fleetwood's appearance on the BBC News site today.

November 26, 2001

Q&A Sessions: Our Q&A with Fritz/Buckingham Nicks bandmember Bob Aguirre has started-- come by and ask a question or two!

November 24, 2001

Q&A Sessions: The next Penguin Q&A will be with Bob Aguirre from Fritz and Buckingham Nicks. It will start this Monday and run for two weeks. Start thinking of some good questions-- you might want to review some of the other Q&As. Added a banner on rotation on the main page as well Bob to the Q&A page. Thanks to Ann Sissom for sending the screenshot used in the graphics.

November 11, 2001

The Lindsey Buckingham Behind The Music special debuts (finally) today on VH1. Be sure to look for photographs that have been featured on The Penguin. Included in the special are photos from Torri Liden, Ralph Hulett, Dana Nalbandian, and Michael Mastro!

The Penguin Store: Added in 8 photographs from professional photographer Dana Nalbandian (who has been hired by Rolling Stone Magazine now). Some of these have not been seen before.

The Rumours 2002 calendars are now about 40% sold-out so if you wanted one, don't wait too long or you'll miss out. There are reviews posted by those that have bought them too available now as well-- please keep them coming!

November 5, 2001

The Rumours 2002 calendars are now available and we are shipping them right now. Our stock is a limited (actually about 1/2 of what we had last year) so if you wanted one, please do order soon. Some people have had difficulty ordering through the Penguin Store and I am working on a solution. If this should affect you, there is a notation on the Rumours 2002 Calendar page and a link to an alternative secure orderform.

Added a replacement scan (albiet tiny) of the upcoming Fritz print to be available in conjunction with the Rumours 2002 calendars. This scan is from the actual prints which I have in stock now. They came out *very* nice. ;-)

November 1, 2001

Upgraded The Ledge boards to VBulletin version 2.2.0. Please report any problems. There are some nice enhancements that came with the upgrade-- including the option to select multiple poll options and some enhances search capabilities within the forums and the memberlists.

Moved the November important dates up to the main page onto the scrollbar. Removed the rotating New icons added during September. Moved back the August 2001 What's New logs to the 2001 archive section.

October 31, 2001

Added the tracklistings, album review scripts, and album covers for Bobby Keys and Time Is. Thanks to John Fitzgerald for the information.

Updates are a bit slow now as I am still trying to recreate files that I lost when my harddrive failed including several important databases. I am also working on the Rumours 2002 Calendars and hope to have a limited number available VERY soon. If you are interested in buying one, please do submit a reservation. If you submitted one within the first few days that I posted about it, I'd suggest just putting in another reservation-- I very likely lost your request when my harddrive failed. Thank you.

October 27, 2001

Second Hand News: Added an entry for Fleetwood Mac about Sheryl Crow and added the time schedule for the airing of the LB Behind The Music Special on November 11th.

Added the tracklisting, publication year, and album review script for Street Talk-- thanks again to John Fitzgerald. I have literally over 60 other discography additions from John that I'm trying to work my way through as his collection is extremely extensive!

I've had the very unfortunate experience of the harddrive on my home
computer failing. It is going to take me a little while to get up and
running again and restore as much as I can. I'd suggest everyone make
regular backups-- you never know when this will happen to you. And its
not fun!

October 16, 2001

The Ledge Boards - The Lyric Interpretation Ledge Forum has been closed due to a lack of interest. I would sincerely like to thank Stewy (and Lauren before her) for trying really hard to keep that board moving along and the lyric interpretations flowing. Perhaps some day in the future it could reopen. The lyric and album interpretations which have already been completed will continue to be archived on The Penguin here.

The Bonus Prints from Ralph Hulett that will be available at a discounted price if purchased with the Rumours 2002 calendar have been posted here. The calendars hopefully will be ready toward the beginning of November; a reservation list is located here.

October 14, 2001

The Penguin Store: I'm very pleased to unveil The Penguin Store which is a replacement for The Penguin Photo Gallery and The Penguin Album Corner. It is a feature-rich shopping cart system that doesn't require registration to view the pictures and the pictures presented are much larger and more detailed than that previously displayed. The galleries of Ralph Hulett, Dana Nalbandian, and Joe Sia will be added back in the coming months. As this is new to The Penguin, please report any bugs that you might find. Also presented are the details of the Rumours 2002 calendar which we will be offering. Although we are not accepting orders just yet, there is a list you can sign up on there to be among the first to order if you are interested. You can also see the designs that Michael Mastro has prepared from amongst his and Joe Sia's photo selections for the calendar.

The Penguin Photo Gallery and Penguin Album Corner have both therefore been closed.

October 12, 2001

Added Juke Rhythm into the discography-- again thanks to John Fitzgerald.

If you would like to see the Fleetwood Mac DVD released, we really need to get the word out more. Please see the announcment on the Ledge boards here and help spread the word.

Added the album cover to Time Traders; thanks to Mario Pirrone for sending it in.

Added a discography entry for Rick Vito's new album Crazy Cool; thanks to John Fitzgerald and Joern Rossa for the information and album cover.

September 20, 2001

Second Hand News: Added information about the upcoming Peter Bardens benefit concert featuring Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and John Mayall among others. Thanks to Ava for sending the information.

Trouble In Shangri-La: Added review capabilities for the Atlantic City, NJ, Columbus, OH, and Columbia, MD shows. Please submit reviews-- especially on moments in the shows which reflect upon the events in New York City and Washington DC.

September 13, 2001

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the events in New York City and Washington DC. This would encompass everyone as the ripple effects of such an unthinkable act are so great. If you would like to help in even a small way, the following listing for relief efforts is from CNN.com:

American Red Cross, blood supply:  The American Red Cross is in need of blood to replenish the nation's supply. Call 1-800-HELP-NOW to schedule an appointment near where you live.

American Red Cross, cash donations:  (800) HELP-NOW

New York Blood Center, blood supply:  The New York Blood Center has also announced a blood emergency for the greater New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Visit www.nybloodcenter.org for more information on how to help.

Helping.org:  For more information on helping victims of the U.S. attacks, visit Helping.org

United Way, donations:  The United Way of New York and the New York Community Trust have established a fund to help the victims of the attacks and their families. The September Eleventh Fund will provide immediate support to established emergency assistance agencies. Anyone wishing to contribute may send their donations in care of United Way, 2 Park Ave, New York, New York, 10016 or call: 212-251-4035. Donations are also being accepted on United Way of New York City's Web site: http://www.uwnyc.org.

Trouble In Shangri-La: Last night's show in Rochester, NY was postponed; tomorrow night's show in New York City has been cancelled.

September 11, 2001

Trouble In Shangri-La: Added review capabilities for the Toronto show. Added a newspaper review for Reading, PA as kindly submitted by CL Moon.

September 9, 2001

Fleetwood Mac DVD Petition: The petition is keeping me very busy right now. We are up to about 2700 names now and clearly have a long way to go. Suggestions on how to get the 'word out' are certainly welcome so that we can make this happen.

Trouble In Shangri-La: Added review capabilities for the Charlotte, NC and Reading, PA shows. Also added some fantastic pictures of Virginia Beach as kindly submitted by blackcat.

September 6, 2001

Fleetwood Mac DVD Petition: The petition has now been updated to include a "wish list" with the results of the votes from The Ledge. Thanks to Lesley Thode for moderating the polls and to everyone who participate. Now tell everyone you know about this! We are just over 1/4 of the way there now.

Moved the September important dates up to the main page onto the scrollbar. Removed the rotating New icons added during July. Moved back the June 2001 What's New logs to the 2001 archive section.

August 31, 2001

Trouble In Shangri-La: Updated the tour schedule with the two most recently cancelled shows, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Nobelsville, Indiana. Added an update from VH1 to the Blue Letter Archives. Thanks to Karen Howells for posting it on The Ledge.

The final vote is now up for the Fleetwood Mac DVD Wishlist on the The Q&A Ledge!

Trouble In Shangri-La: Updated the tour schedule with the dates of the rescheduled shows. A second Las Vegas show has also been added.

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Ken Caillat is currently at a DVD Audio convention; his closing comments should be coming soon.

August 23, 2001

Trouble In Shangri-La: Two more shows have been postponed and the schedule has been updated accordingly. Our best wishes to Stevie for a speedy recovery.

Fleetwood Mac DVD Petition: A poll has been posted on The Ledge to help select what we would like to see on this DVD release. It will run through August 27th. Please vote here. We have passed 1800 signatures now on the petition-- please continue to spread the word.

August 22, 2001

Trouble In Shangri-La: Added the notation that two more California shows have been postponed. The reschedule dates will be posted as soon as they are available.

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added the final set of questions and answers (with a guest appearance by Hernan Rojas). Closing comments (perhaps in video format!) are still to come. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Trouble In Shangri-La: Updated the concert schedule with the dates of the postponed shows. Added the capability to add reviews for last night's show.

Penguin Photo Gallery: Due to the time being spent working on the petition, Ken Caillat's Q&A, and the TISL tour, the July galleries and specials are just going to be extended through August. If I can find the time, I'll prepare a new Joe Sia gallery of TISL photos for September.

August 16, 2001

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added an additional 9 questions and answers to the Ken Caillat Q&A. The final set of questions have now been forwarded to him.

The Warner Brothers Video Vault List is being posted on The Ledge; this is important for the DVD release as material for inclusion can be selected from it.

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added an additional 10 questions and answers to the Ken Caillat Q&A. More to come...

The coding for the petition for the Fleetwood Mac Videos on DVD release has been completed. I'm waiting for Ken to look it over and then I'll make it 'live'.

August 12, 2001

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added an additional 10 questions and answers to the Ken Caillat Q&A. There are still many more that will be added as the answers are sent back. Richard Dashut has been added to the Q&A schedule too; the format will be different though and announced at a later date. ;-)

Trouble In Shangri-La: Updated the tour schedule to include the newly added dates. Added the option to add reviews to the Portland, Oregon and tonight's Seattle, Washington shows.

August 11, 2001

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added 46 questions and answers to the Ken Caillat Q&A; this included starting heavily into section five. Questions are no longer be accepted for this Q&A at this time but there are many more questions and answers which will be posted.

Please read and participate on the there in the Ledge forum here. It's important stuff.

August 10, 2001

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added an important note in that tonight will actually be the last day to submit questions to the Ken Caillat Q&A; the response has been a bit overwhelming at this point.

August 9, 2001

Added an entry for Peter Green & The Splinter Group's upcoming album, Time Traders, into the discography. Thanks to Mario Pirrone and Pete Grant for the information.

The Penguin Album Corner: Todd Norcross' lastest album, Wonderland is now available for sale. Personally I've been waiting anxiously for more music from Todd ever since I got Strings of Steel and I definitely wasn't disappointed. Great work Todd! Copies purchased through The Penguin are autographed by Todd himself!

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Bonus for the day-- Section Four has been started with another dozen questions and answers already. Can Ken catch up? He's sure trying! ;-)

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added forty new questions and answers starting and completing the third section of the Ken Caillat Q&A. It took me close to four hours just to format it-- Ken sent in his answers over a span of six hours (!). PLEASE participate in the discussions and polls on The Q&A Ledge so that we can provide some feedback as a group.

August 6, 2001

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added twenty-six new questions and answers completing the second section of the Ken Caillat Q&A.

August 5, 2001

The Penguin Album Corner: Todd Sharp's newest album, Walking All The Way, is now available for sell. Copies purchased through The Penguin are autographed by Todd himself!

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added four new questions and answers to the beginning of a second section for the Ken Caillat Q&A.

Penguin Q&A Sessions:
Added twenty-four questions and answers to the Ken Caillat Q&A. Definitely check out these answers! Also added links to the Ledge poll (concerning suggestions for the next DVD-Audio Fleetwood Mac release) and to The Penguin's entry for the Rumours DVD-Audio.

A new chatroom has been integrated into The Ledge. You have to be a registered Ledgie to use it; if you are one you'll also have to clear your browser's cookies and login the Ledge again. You only have to do this once. The old Talk To Me Chatroom will cease to work at the end of this month and as long as this new one doesn't put too much strain on my server, this will be the permanent replacement.

Penguin Photo Gallery: Made a few modifications for July including displaying of the Joe Sia July gallery, featuring the Ralph Hulett Gallery #5 and the Dana Nalbandian Gallery #2 and changing the monthly special to a free Stevie Nicks Picture with any purchase of $25 or more.

There are sections of The Penguin that I am going to continue to redesign. Currently at the front of the line is the Q&A section. The following have been completely remodeled with more to come in the same format: Rick Vito, Bob Welch, and George Hawkins, Jr..

June 15, 2001

Added DHTML navigational arrays to The Ledge. Once these are refined, I'll add them throughout The Penguin. They should make 'getting around' to related sections considerably easier.

Q&A Sessions: Added one more upcoming guest; Nigel Watson is expected to do a Q&A with The Penguin once The Splinter Group is finished with their new album.

Penguin Photo Gallery: Made a few modifications for June including displaying of the Joe Sia June gallery and changing the monthly special to a free Lindsey Buckingham Dance Picture with any purchase of $25 or more.

Created a biography menu. We are very pleased to add 'One Together: An Early History of Fleetwood Mac' as written by Mark Trauernicht to The Penguin. It provides a chronological perspective of the band from the beginning through 1983. Over time it will be more tightly integrated into the rest of The Penguin too.

June 7, 2001

Added a full discography entry to the Rumours DVD-Audio and put a banner on rotation on the entrance page. It's fantastic!

Trouble In Shangri-La: Updated the concert date listings (Rosemont, IL). Also added the Phoeniz show. Thanks to Michele for the heads up.

June 6, 2001

Check out the Stevie Nicks Ledge for the discussion on the Ledgie badges. If you are an artistic person, please design and submit your own! We'll be voting on the one to wear to the Trouble In Shangri-La concerts.

Added album covers and the review scripts for Head West Featuring Bob Welch and Solo-- thanks again to John Fitzgerald. There are now over 300 album reviews in The Penguin's discographies. You are invited to contribute some of your own!

June 5, 2001

Trouble In Shangri-La: Updated the concert date listings again. Thanks to Ali Perkins for the information.

Upgraded the Ledge boards to the "Gold" version of VBulletin 2.0. Please report any problems.

May 19, 2001

Penguin Q&A Sessions: Added the first set of Q&A to the Bob Brunning session. Please come by and ask your own questions!

May 17, 2001

Added Speed Of Sound into the discography. Rick Vito co-produced this album and appears on every track. This entry also has the distinction of including the 600th album cover added to The Penguin. Thanks to John Fitzgerald for submitting the information and cover.